Residual Strength and Fatigue Lifetime of ... - Solid Mechanics
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Table 3.1: Panel test specimens.<br />
Lay-up type Core material Debond diameter (mm) No. <strong>of</strong> specimens<br />
100 2<br />
A H130<br />
200<br />
300<br />
2<br />
2<br />
Intact 3<br />
100 2<br />
B H250<br />
200<br />
300<br />
2<br />
2<br />
Intact 3<br />
100 3<br />
C PMI 51 IG<br />
200<br />
300<br />
3<br />
3<br />
Intact 3<br />
Each layer <strong>of</strong> DBLT-850 fabric contains approximately 835 g/m 2 glass reinforcement <strong>and</strong> each<br />
layer <strong>of</strong> DBL-800 has approximately 810 g/m 2 . Each face has in addition a 100 g/m 2 layer <strong>of</strong><br />
chopped str<strong>and</strong> mat (CSM) placed against the core at the interface. Typical properties for the<br />
laminates are given in Table 3.2.<br />
Table 3.2: Face sheet material properties from experiments conducted on samples from the<br />
face sheet.<br />
Material property Type A/B Type C<br />
Elastic modulus, x-direction (GPa) 19.4 26.4<br />
Elastic modulus, y-direction (GPa) 19.4 11.7<br />
Elastic modulus, z-direction (GPa) 9.2 9.2<br />
Poisson’s ratio xy 0.316 0.514<br />
Poisson’s ratio xz 0.32 0.32<br />
Poisson’s ratio yz 0.32 0.32<br />
Shear modulus, xy (GPa) 7.4 7.4<br />
Shear modulus, xz (GPa) 3.0 3.0<br />
Shear modulus, yz (GPa) 3.0 3<br />
Tensile strength (MPa) 294/313 490<br />
Compression strength (MPa) 300/320 463<br />
These in-plane properties are based on tests performed on similar laminates, but without a CSM<br />
layer. These laminates had a 53.8% fibre volume ratio, resulting in a thickness <strong>of</strong> 0.61 mm or<br />
0.59 mm for each layer <strong>of</strong> DBLT-850 or DBL-800 reinforcement, respectively. The thicknesses per<br />
layer for the laminates in the tested panels were observed to be slightly higher than the calculated<br />
thicknesses. This appears to have been mainly due to the extra CSM layer. Burn-<strong>of</strong>f tests performed<br />
on specimens taken from the face sheets indicated fibre volume contents between 51.5% <strong>and</strong> 55.3%,<br />
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